About the challenge

Hack the Change 2025 is a competitive in-person two-day for-charity hackathon hosted on November 8/9th by Code the Change YYC.

Code The Change YYC is a student-driven community initiative where computer science and engineering students use their skills for social change.

This hackathon is a great opportunity for participants to test themselves under pressure, build their skills in software development, and do something good for the community.

The prize pool this year includes $10000 CAD of winnings split between charities and winning students.

The hackathon is in-person at the University of Calgary campus in Alberta. Throughout the two-day event, students will have the opportunity to build projects centered around a social change theme, listen to relevant talks about software development and social change, and work with qualified industry mentors to spin up their awesome hackathon projects. In the end, students will have the opportunity to showcase their project to judges live to compete for the first-place prize.

We invite students from all backgrounds to compete in this competitive and exciting challenge.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are provided!